THE BATTLE OF VERDUN

INTRODUCTION

• Personal account
• Who was involved?
• Motives
• Letters to the Kaiser

PHASE 1

• Africa :Cameroon falls to allies
• Battle begins on Feb. 21
• Rapid gains along E. Bank of Meuse river
• Fort Douaumont
• Battlefield turns to mud

PHASE 2

• Eastern front: Russians divert German resources
• Germans attack W. Bank of Meuse
• Germans attack main French position again
• French defense remains strong

PHASE 3: STRATEGIES

• Mort-Homme
• Hill 304

PHASE 3

PHASE 4

• Battle of Somme begins
• Fort Souville
• French life system
• German moral lowers
• French launch a final offensive